Norwich vs Huddersfield

23 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam McCallum 47’
  • Borja Sainz 73’

Match summary

Norwich beat Huddersfield 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam McCallum put Norwich ahead with a header in the 47th minute and Borja Sainz made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Huddersfield's 0.14 from 5.

Match stats

Norwich Huddersfield
21 Shots 5
8 Shots on Target 1
12 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.32 xG 0.14
2.32 Non-penalty xG 0.14

Key events

Norwich Huddersfield
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam McCallum1-0 (Norwich)
47’
Borja Sainz2-0 (Norwich)
73’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Norwich
  • Shane Duffy
Huddersfield
  • Jack Rudoni

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.14 47’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), 1-0 47’ 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.14 47’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), 1-0 McCallum 47’ 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-0 Sainz 73’
Norwich 2.32 xGHuddersfield 0.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Huddersfield attacking Norwich attacking 
71’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 47’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 50’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 31’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 26’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 76’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 68’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Kyle Hudlin (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 88’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 71’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 47’ Sam McCallum (Norwich), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 50’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 31’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 26’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 73’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 76’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 68’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Kyle Hudlin (Huddersfield), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 27’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.22 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Dimitrios Giannoulis Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Gabriel Sara Taken off
81′ – – 3 0.23 – – –
Onel Hernández Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Rowe Taken off
66′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
90′ 1 – 5 0.54 – – –
Ashley Barnes Taken off
74′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 1 0.27 – – –
Christian Fassnacht Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.57 – – –
Adam Idah Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Hwang Ui-Jo Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Ben Gibson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 60% Avg odds 1.60
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.12
Huddersfield win 17% Avg odds 5.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.